The effect of instrumented respiratory training on the respiration of patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2017.07.009
- VernacularTitle:呼吸训练对稳定期慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者呼吸功能的影响
- Author:
Jingpeng GAO
;
Ming ZENG
;
Weiqiang MO
;
Ming SHI
;
Jianming FU
;
Liang LI
;
Meihong ZHU
;
Xudong GU
- Keywords:
Pulmonary function;
Respiration training instruments;
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Pulmonary rehabilitation;
Respiratory muscles
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2017;39(7):518-523
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effectiveness of a respiratory function training instrument with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.Methods Sixty-seven COPD patients in the stable period were randomly divided into a treatment group of 36 and a control group of 31 using a random number table.Both groups were given conventional pulmonary rehabilitation,including half-closed lip respiration,abdominal respiration and upper limb training.The treatment group was additionally provided with 30 minutes of respiratory training using a respiration function training instrument 5 times per week for 6 months.Both groups were assessed for their mobility,life quality and pulmonary function using the 6-minute walk test (6 MWT),a COPD assessment test (CAT),the BODE index,forced vital capacity (FVC),forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and surface electromyography (SEMG) of the respiratory muscles before and after the 6-month intervention.Results Before the treatment there were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of any of the measurements.After the treatment,significant improvement was observed in the average 6 MWT,CAT,BODE index and SEMG results in both groups,but with significantly greater improvement in the treatment group.The average FVC and FEV1 results did not improve significantly,so after the intervention there was still no significant difference between the groups.Conclusions Respiratory training using the pulmonary function training instrument can improve the mobility,life quality and the functioning of the respiratory muscles of COPD patients in the stable period.
